TCS vs. CMG, SYZ, ESP, DND, ENGH, DCBO, VCM, CPLF, CVO, and PAY
Should you be buying Tecsys stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tecsys include Computer Modelling Group (CMG), Sylogist (SYZ), Brompton Energy Split (ESP), Dye & Durham (DND), Enghouse Systems (ENGH), Docebo (DCBO), Vecima Networks (VCM), Copperleaf Technologies (CPLF), Coveo Solutions (CVO), and Payfare (PAY). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Tecsys (TSE:TCS) and Computer Modelling Group (TSE:CMG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.
34.7% of Tecsys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.0% of Computer Modelling Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of Tecsys shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Computer Modelling Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Tecsys currently has a consensus price target of C$46.67, suggesting a potential upside of 21.37%. Computer Modelling Group has a consensus price target of C$10.83, suggesting a potential upside of 3.17%. Given Tecsys' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tecsys is more favorable than Computer Modelling Group.
In the previous week, Computer Modelling Group had 2 more articles in the media than Tecsys. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Computer Modelling Group and 2 mentions for Tecsys. Computer Modelling Group's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Tecsys' score of 0.11 indicating that Computer Modelling Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Computer Modelling Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tecsys. Computer Modelling Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tecsys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Tecsys has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Computer Modelling Group has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Computer Modelling Group has a net margin of 25.10% compared to Tecsys' net margin of 1.21%. Computer Modelling Group's return on equity of 42.70% beat Tecsys' return on equity.
Tecsys pays an annual dividend of C$0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Computer Modelling Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Tecsys pays out 228.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Computer Modelling Group pays out 69.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Computer Modelling Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Tecsys received 7 more outperform votes than Computer Modelling Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.24% of users gave Tecsys an outperform vote while only 52.15% of users gave Computer Modelling Group an outperform vote.
Summary
Computer Modelling Group beats Tecsys on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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